Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

T O R R E N T is an LA project-based dance company creating work for stage, film, and installation under the artistic direction of Caitlin Javech. The drive of T O R R E N T is to build a nexus between LA-based dancers, actors, composer-performers, writers, and researchers in various fields to build thought-provoking performances through collaborative risk-taking.

A native of Miami, FL, Caitlin Javech holds a BFA in Dance from the Juilliard School and an MFA in Choreography from California Institute of the Arts. Javech’s artistic work has been recognized with a Juilliard Career Advancement Award, Orlando Ballet Dance Accelerator nomination, a Distinguished Artist Fellowship at the Hambidge Center, a ‘Dance in the Districts Awardee’ by LA Dept. of Cultural Affairs, and residences at The Yaddo Corporation and Keshet Makers Space Experience. Javech is currently based in Los Angeles, where she is the artistic director of her project-based company T O R R E N T, creating multidisciplinary choreographic work for stage, film, and installation. Most recently, Javech’s choreographic work has been commissioned by Los Angeles DCA ‘Empowerment Project’, Heidi Duckler’s ‘Ebb & Flow Festival, Stomping Ground LA’s VOICES: Latinx & Indigenous Artists showcase, CalArts Happenings 50th Anniversary, Emotions Physical Theater, and Keshet Center for Dance and the Performing Arts. Javech is also a comprehensively certified Pilates instructor, running her own business ‘JavechMovement Pilates’ as well as teaching Pilates classes and rehabilitative pilates-based training as Special Faculty at California Institute of the Arts.